Software Development Manager

Role Overview

Software Development Manager

product architecture, roadmap execution, and engineering excellence

Key Responsibilities

Product Engineering & Ownership

• Own engineering delivery for one or more

  network-centric software products

  , from concept through multiple product releases.
• Partner with Product Management to translate

  product roadmaps

  into technical architecture and execution plans.
• Drive long-term

  product scalability, maintainability, and extensibility

  , not just short-term feature delivery.

Systems & Networking Architecture

• Lead architecture and development of

  core C++ system components

  that interact with network elements and distributed services.
• Drive design decisions for

  network-heavy, distributed systems

  , including protocol handling, data ingestion, and real-time processing.
• Ensure product readiness for

  carrier-grade availability, performance, and reliability

  .

Network Management Systems (NMS) Focus

• Lead development of

  NMS capabilities

  , including fault, performance, configuration, and monitoring modules.
• Ensure robust handling of alarms, telemetry, events, and topology data at scale.
  
• Guide integration with network devices using

  SNMP, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and custom protocols

  .

Frontend Product Experience

• Oversee development of

  product-grade web interfaces

  using

  React and Next.js

  .
• Ensure consistent UX, performance, and usability across dashboards, workflows, and reporting features.
  
• Align frontend architecture with backend APIs and security models.
  

Engineering Excellence & Quality

• Establish product engineering best practices around

  code quality, testing, documentation, and release management

  .
• Drive performance optimization, memory efficiency, and concurrency correctness in system components.
  
• Ensure backward compatibility, upgrade paths, and supportability across product versions.
  

People Leadership

• Build and lead high-performing

  product engineering teams

  .
• Mentor engineers in systems, networking, and product mindset.
  
• Conduct performance management, succession planning, and skills development.
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Management, QA, DevOps, and Support teams.
  
• Participate in roadmap reviews, design discussions, and release readiness assessments.
  
• Support critical customer escalations by guiding root-cause analysis and long-term fixes.
  

Required Technical Skills

• Strong C++ expertise

  (modern C++, multithreading, memory management, performance tuning).

• Deep understanding of networking concepts

  (TCP/IP, sockets, distributed systems).
• Proven experience building

  network-centric products or NMS platforms

  .
• Experience with

  network protocols

  such as SNMP, NETCONF/RESTCONF, HTTP/HTTPS.

• Frontend experience with React and Next.js

  for product-grade user interfaces.
• Strong Linux systems development and debugging skills.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
  
• 8+ years of experience in

  product-focused software development

  .
• 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
  
• Demonstrated ownership of

  product architecture and multi-release evolution

  .
• Experience working in Agile product development environments.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with

  telecom, networking, or infrastructure software products

  .
• Exposure to

  high-availability and fault-tolerant product architectures

  .
• Experience designing products for scale and long operational lifecycles.
  
• Familiarity with observability, telemetry, and monitoring stacks.
  
• Experience with cloud-native or hybrid deployments is a plus.
  

Key Competencies

• Product-oriented engineering leadership
  
• Deep systems and networking expertise
  
• Long-term architectural thinking
  
• Strong collaboration with Product Management
  
• High ownership and accountability mindset

  Role & responsibilities